Portion of ethanol gas sale to go to flood recovery

Promotion runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Eighteen service stations are participating.

Promotion runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Eighteen service stations are participating.

July 10, 2007|By Scott Waltman, American News Writer

Filling your tank with ethanol this week could help the Aberdeen area recover from spring flooding. Harms Oil Company, the Aberdeen and Groton gas stations Harms Oil serves, and the South Dakota Ethanol Producers will donate 10 cents for every gallon of ethanol blend sold to the region's long-term recovery program called Back On Track. The promotion runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Eighteen service stations are participating. Mark Sweetman of Brookings-based Harms Oil said the company wanted to find a way to help people who have struggled as the result of the flood. He said Aberdeen Mayor Mike Levsen mentioned Back On Track as a worthy cause. Sweetman said Harms Oil has a strong tie to the area because it used to be based in and still has an office in the Hub City. Back On Track Long-Term Disaster Recovery is a new, Aberdeen-based, nonprofit group that has started work to help with unmet needs in the wake of flooding in early May. Those needs range from mental health services to financial support. People who want to donate to Back On Track can call 1-888-941-3865 or (605) 262-0467 or mail contributions to P.O. Box 823, Aberdeen, SD 57402-0823. The office is at Faith United Methodist Church, 503 S. Jay St., Aberdeen. Bill McQuillen is the Back On Track chairman. Co-chairman is Mike Williams. Jim Latteral is secretary/treasurer. The gas stations participating in the ethanol promotion include:

EZ Stop, 421 S. Roosevelt St., Aberdeen.

CK's East, 1202 Eighth Ave. N.E., Aberdeen.

CK's West, 711 N. Second St., Aberdeen.

Bonn Express, 801 U.S. Highway 281 North, Aberdeen.

Eddie's Sinclair, 208 N. Second St., Aberdeen.

Dick's Westside Sinclair, 621 Sixth Ave. S.W., Aberdeen.

Gas-N-Goodies, 1106 S. Fifth St., Aberdeen.

Sooper Stop West, 802 Sixth Ave. S.W., Aberdeen.

Sooper Stop, 19 N. Dakota St., Aberdeen.

South C Store, 1020 S. Main St., Aberdeen.

Kusler's BP, 602 S. Main St., Aberdeen.

B&N Auto, 811 Third Ave. S.E., Aberdeen.

Strudle's, 524 Sixth Ave. S.E., Aberdeen.

Ken's Shell, 2105 Sixth Ave. S.E., Aberdeen.

C Express, 2302 Sixth Ave. S.E., Aberdeen.

Ken's Shell, junction of U.S. Highway 12 and state Highway 37, Groton.

Duane's BP 105 U.S. Highway 12 East, Groton.

Fuel Stop, U.S. Highway 12, Groton. Donation jars will be placed at all locations with proceeds going to Back On Track.